Blazing Saddles

movie

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.

Timeline

• 2026-06-28 — Award nomination: Blazing Saddles was named the funniest film of all time by AFI in an honorary reorganization of their '100 Years...100 Laughs' list.

Cast & crew

Gene Wilder · Mel Brooks · Madeline Kahn · Liam Dunn · Slim Pickens · Cleavon Little · Richard Pryor · Andrew Bergman · David Huddleston · Burton Gilliam · Mel Brooks · Alex Karras · Alan Uger · Harvey Korman · Norman Steinberg

Studios & networks

American Film Institute · Crossbow Productions · Warner Bros. Pictures